New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will lift many of the state’s most prevalent COVID-19 safety restrictions, including mask mandates, social distancing requirements and capacity limitations. These changes will allow many companies...more
5/28/2021
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On October 28, 2020, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 192, which aims to protect workers from COVID-19 by 1) imposing new “health and safety protocols” on employers, 2) establishing mechanisms for enforcing...more
11/2/2020
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The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) has issued the final regulations concerning the state's Earned Sick Leave Law (ESLL). These regulations, along with 118 comments and responses, provide...more
New Jersey has joined the ranks of states charting a course to a $15 per hour minimum wage. On Feb. 4, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill that calls for gradual increases of the state's minimum wage over the next six...more
A $15 an hour minimum wage in New Jersey may be on the horizon, pending the passage of Bill A-15 in the state Senate and Assembly. The Assembly Labor Committee scheduled a hearing on the bill on January 24, 2019. Any business...more
A workplace audit is the first step in improving a company’s human resources department. It allows a company to evaluate its current policies and practices to identify weaknesses or areas out of compliance.
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7/18/2018
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The issue of the exempt status of financial services employees has been explored in numerous cases for many years and in different parts of the country. Now, there is a new chapter to add to this saga. On February 28, 2017,...more